The St. Louis Rams’ plan for a stadium in Inglewood, Calif. reportedly received more votes than a joint-Chargers and Raiders venture in Carson at the NFL owners meetings in Houston on Tuesday.
Both Los Angeles Times reporter Sam Farmer and Bleacher Report’s Jason Cole shared the news:
First round of votes completed. Rams/TBD in Inglewood gets more votes than Raiders/Chargers in Carson. Nobody at required 24 yet.
— Sam Farmer (@LATimesfarmer) January 12, 2016
Been told by two sources that #Rams project in Inglewood received more votes than Carson project in first vote by owners. #Chargers #Raiders
— Jason Cole (@JasonColeBR) January 12, 2016
There are currently two competing proposals for teams to move to Los Angeles. One is the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers sharing a stadium in Carson. The other is the Rams and a to-be-determined team playing in Inglewood at a site owned by Rams owner Stan Kroenke. The site is at the former home of the Los Angeles Lakers and Kings.
The results of the vote are somewhat of a surprise. Earlier information said that the NFL’s LA committee voted 5-1 supporting the Raiders-Chargers project in Carson. Neither project has the support of 24 owners yet, which is required for approval.
